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Notification of UCITS and UCITS management companies; exchange of information between competent authorities

Name: Notification of UCITS and UCITS management companies; exchange of information between competent authorities: ESMA Q&A — EU Financial Regulatory Q&A
Creator: European Securities and Markets Authority
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Regulation: Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC
Topic: Disclosures
Submitted: 2012-07-01
Answered: 2012-07-01

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Question

When complying with the obligation of access to documents as required by Article 31(1) of Directive 2010/42/EU, can UCITS use password-protected documents?

Answer

[ESMA 34-43-392 UCITS Q&A, section 4, Q&A 3b] No. The use of password-protected documents by UCITS is not permitted.

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